Official UK procurement notice
QUB/2507/24 Commercial Catering Opportunity Main Site Tower Cafe (Concession)
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCampus Food and Drink within Queen's University Belfast wish to appoint a suitably experienced partner (concessionaire) with significant high volume retail catering and hospitality experience to provide a catering unit / café concession - located in the Atrium which links the main teaching building, the Peter Froggatt Centre, to the new School of Law. This facility is adjacent to the iconic Graduate School and is right in the heart of the main University campus. It is anticipated that this opportunity will be available from 1 August 2024.
- Recurrence: 54 months or 108 months dependent on option to extend being exercised
CPV: Catering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Campus Food and Drink wish to appoint a suitably experienced partner (concessionaire)…AwardedRenewal
Campus Food and Drink wish to appoint a suitably experienced partner (concessionaire) with significant high volume retail catering and hospitality experience to provide a catering unit / café concession - located in the Atrium which links the main teaching building, the Peter Froggatt Centre, to the School of Law. This facility is adjacent to the iconic Graduate School and is right in the heart of the main University campus. A successful café ‘Junction’ has operated in the area for the last ten years, as the catering unit will form part of a Student Hub / transition zone tables and chairs are provided by the University for use by customers and there are seats for around 100 people in the café area.The concession agreement starts 1 August 2024 and the unit is expected to be operational by the end of August ahead of term starting in September. The successful concessionaire is expected to provide a retail catering offer throughout the year to support the students, staff and visitors to the University. The following are the minimum required hours of operation:- Term Time September to December and January to May- Monday- Thursday 7.30am – 5pm, Friday 7.30am – 3pm - Outside of term time: June, July and August- Monday- Thursday 7.30am – 4.00pm, Friday 7.30am - 3.00pm
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Commision: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Commision: 30
- Suitability
Please refer to tender documents
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 54 months or 108 months dependent on option to extend being exercised
- First published
- 13 Mar 2024, 15:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2024, 11:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
QUB/2507/24- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017380- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044833Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.in-tendhost.com/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 22 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Apr 2024, 16:15 BST
Timeline
22 Apr 2024 → 5 Jun 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline22 Apr 2024, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Apr 2024, 16:15 BST
- Notice published5 Jun 2024, 11:03 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2024, 11:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Krem LtdSMECommercial Catering Opportunity - Main Site Tower | £4,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Commercial Catering Opportunity - Main Site Tower · Cafe Krem LtdSME
- Signed
- 16 May 2024
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cafe Krem LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria